If Prince Rupert should get honour by our Wars, or worst

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THis Question fals not under the notion of vulgar rules, or must the Astrologian expect particular Rules to govern his Fancy in every Question ; it was well said, Ars & scientia, I do daily resolve such Questions as come not into the vulgar Rules of Guido or Haly ; and yet I was never to seek a sufficient reason in Art , whereby to give a good and satisfactory answer to the Proponent, &c. as many hundreds in this Kingdom well know, &c. He that propounded the Question was a very well- 453 all manner of Questions. wel-willer to the Parliament, and involved himself and Fortune amongst us, therefore the Ascendant and Lord thereof shall signifie the Querent ; but in regard Prince Rupert is a noble Man, or person of eminency , he is signified by the tenth house and Lord thereof; the Sign is ♋, the Lord thereof ☽: I must confess, at first finding the ☽ in ♋ , to cast her △ sinister to the cusp of the tenth ; I judged, the person of the man would be in no very great danger, and that many vulgar people, and some of better quality , would much honour him, and he finde great respect amongst them , and have a speciall care of his own person: and verily ♃ doth also cast his △ dexter to the cusp of the tenth house , whereby I judged , that we should not destroy his person , for the heavens by this Figure intimated the contrary: The very truth is, I was twenty four hours studying the resolution of this Question, for much may be said in behalf of the Prince, and the hopes might be expected from him ; at last I came to this resolution, that he should gain no honour by this War, because neither of the Luminaries were in the tenth house, or in perfect aspect with his Significator , but at last fall into the hatred and malice of all or many, by his own perversness and folly , and in the end should depart without either honour, love or friendship , but should not be killed: The Lord of the tenth in his Detriment, argues his depraved Fancy ; and being in a fixed Sign, shewes his obstinatenes , self-opposition , conceitednes and continuance in his erronious judgment , for see all the Planets assist in a Question concerning War or Souldiery, if he himself, who is Significator thereof , be unfortunate, or not strongly supported by the Luminaries, it's as good as nothing, the party shall be preserved, but do no glorious work or action in War, though he be never so valiant. If he should worst the Earle of Essex? Essex is here signified by ♀ , because she is Lady of ♉, the opposite house to the Prince's; we finde ♀ in ♏ , in the Terms of ♄ and he Lord of the Ascendant ; in Reception with ♄, for as she receives him in her Exaltation , so doth he her in | his Joy and Term: the ☽ transfers the influence of ♃ to ♄, by a forcible and strong aspect , viz. a △ ; is in □ of ♂, but separated ; as if not long before there had been some fight or war betwixt them, (for you must understand We are now upon point of War ; [and so there had:] For Edge-hill fight was above a moneth before, wherein Essex had the Better; and this I prove, because he kept the ground where the Battle was fought, when both the King and Prince Rupert left the Field. I know Posterity will beleeve me, sith I write now as an Artist, and upon a subject which must be left to Posterity : This I know by the testimony of many of the Kings own Officer's who have confessed as much unto me, &c. But let it suffice , I positively affirmed , Rupert should never prevaile against the valiant Essex, &c. nor did he. What should become of him? His Significator , viz. ♂, being peregrine, and in the third, I said , it should come to pass, he should be at our disposing , and that we should at last have him in our own custody , and do what we list with him : this I judged, because the gentle Planet ♀ , Essex Significator , did dispose of Rupert: an errour in part I confess it was, yet not much to be blamed, for (in totidem verbis) it was very neer truth, for in 1646. he was besieged in Oxford, and after surrender thereof, having unadvisedly repaired to Oatlands, contrary to Agreement and Covenant, he was then at the mercy of the Parliament , and in their mercy : but they of that house looking on him rather as an improvident young man, then any way worthy of their displeasure or taking notice of, let him depart with his own proper fate , heavy enough for him to bear, and so he escaped. So that the generall fate of this Kingdom , overcame my private opinion upon Prince Rupert. However , I am glad he escaped so , being questionless a man of able parts , but unfortunate , not in himself, but in the fate of his Family. 455 all manner of Questions.

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28 November 1642